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Freeview reception at B78 1RZ

For reliable and stable Freeview reception, you need an unobstructed path between the TV aerial on your roof and the digital TV transmitter. The map below shows the transmitters predicted to provide a signal at this location.

You can click on any transmitter symbol to show the coverage area as a green overlay on the map. Double click on a transmitter symbol to go to the transmitter information page.

You can also view the ten closest potential '4G-at-800' mobile phone masts within 1.5km of the selected location - these masts may be used for 4G-at-800 mobile broadband services from 2013-2015.

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There are 4 mobile phone masts within 1.5km of B781RZ (page shows closest 10)

What do the map symbols mean?

EE, Multiple operators, O₂, 3, Vodafone, location on line-of-sight, Selected location, Freeview transmitter, Freeview light transmitter, Engineering/fault today.

These icons show the potential locations for 5G-at-700MHz services that may interfere with Freeview reception. For actual mobile device reception prediction (at 800-960MHz and 1710-2170MHz) see these phone operator's mapping sites: Three O2 EE VM

Predicted Freeview channel list

1	BBC One (SD)	Sutton Coldfield West Midlands	PSB1
2	BBC Two	Sutton Coldfield West Midlands	PSB1
3	ITV 1 (SD)	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2
4	Channel 4 (SD)	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2
5	Channel 5	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2

6	ITV 2	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2
7	Notts TV	Waltham	LNG
7	Big Centre TV	Sutton Coldfield	LB
9	BBC Four	Sutton Coldfield West Midlands	PSB1
10	ITV3	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2

11	Sky Mix	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
12	Quest	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
13	E4	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2
14	Film4	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2
15	Channel 4 +1	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2

17	Really	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
18	More4	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2
19	U&Dave	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
20	U&Drama	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
21	5USA	Sutton Coldfield	COM4

23	BBC Three	Sutton Coldfield West Midlands	PSB1
25	U&W	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
26	ITV4	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2
27	U&Yesterday	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
28	ITVBe	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2

29	ITV2 +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
30	E4 +1	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2
31	E4 Extra	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
32	5STAR	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
33	5Action	Sutton Coldfield	COM4

34	GREAT! movies	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
35	ITV1 +1	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2
36	Sky Arts	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
38	Channel 5 +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
39	DMAX	Sutton Coldfield	COM6

40	Quest Red	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
41	Legend	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
42	GREAT! action	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
43	Food Network	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
44	HGTV	Sutton Coldfield	COM6

46	5SELECT	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3
47	Film4 +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
48	Challenge	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
49	4seven	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
52	GREAT! christmas	Sutton Coldfield	COM6

56	That's TV (UK)	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
57	U&Dave ja vu	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
58	ITV3 +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
59	ITV4 +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
60	U&Drama +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM5

63	GREAT! romance mix	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
64	Blaze	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
65	That's TV 2	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
67	TRUE CRIME	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
68	TRUE CRIME XTRA	Sutton Coldfield	COM4

70	Quest +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
71	That’s 60s	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2
73	HobbyMaker	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
74	&UYesterday +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
75	That's 90s	Sutton Coldfield	COM6

76	That's TV 2 MCR	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
81	Blaze +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
82	Talking Pictures TV	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
83	Together TV	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
84	PBS America	Sutton Coldfield	COM6

91	WildEarth	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
93	ITVBe +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
101	BBC One HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3
102	BBC Two HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3
103	UTV HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3

103	ITV 1 HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3
103	STV HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3
104	Channel 4 HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3
105	Channel 5 HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3
106	BBC Four HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3

107	BBC Three HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3
108	BBC Scotland HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3
110	Channel 4 HD (Wales)	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3
201	CBBC	Sutton Coldfield West Midlands	PSB1
202	CBeebies	Sutton Coldfield West Midlands	PSB1

204	CBBC HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3
205	CBeebies HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3
209	Ketchup TV	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
210	Ketchup Too	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
211	YAAAS!	Sutton Coldfield	COM4

231	BBC News	Sutton Coldfield West Midlands	PSB1
232	BBC Parliament	Sutton Coldfield West Midlands	PSB1
233	Sky News	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
235	Al Jazeera Eng	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
251	Al Jazeera English	Sutton Coldfield	COM4

255	FRANCE 24 (in English)	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
265	Rok Sky +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM4

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Comments

Monday, 19 February 2018

MikeP

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11:08 AM

Peter Rance:

Having your neighbour's leaning against yours does not either. You need to get them to have it refitted correctly so it does not touch or even get near to yours.

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peter rance
1:43 PM

MikeP: Thank you mike very helpful, ill look into that once my new tv arrives

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Tuesday, 20 February 2018

peter rance
12:51 PM

Hi again Mikep i looked at attenuators, there are 3db 6db and higher, So i am totally confused as to what one i should be getting, also is it a connection where i can take my arial out of the humax and plug it into the attenuator then back into the humax , or do i need a Arial guy to fit it outside on the arial, God im thick .any much appreciated

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P Mitchell
1:39 PM
Macclesfield

at my address in has always been problematic. Reception is fine but the problem is that I receive only 20 TV and 16 radio channels despite having done the rescan as described above. I have two television sets and a DVR, all of which receive the same small group of Freeview channels.

I once did a rescan on the main TV and lots of new channels came up. However, when I tried to watch any of these new channels, no sound or appeared.

I know my is pointed at a smaller (?) transmitter rather than at the main transmitter for the area.

My postcode is SK10 2EH

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MikeB

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2:17 PM

peter rance: The easiest way to think about it is that strength is measured in db, and therefore a 3db attentuator will reduce that by 3, a 6db by 6, etc.

Obviously you dont know exactly how much you need to reduce the signal strength until you try it, and remember that different muxes have different strengths - so that reducing a very powerful mux will also impact a weaker one - its a balancing act.

Get a range of them - a 3, a 6, and a 9 would be a good start - the ones from Amazon are fine and you'll on postage by buying two or three. They are very easy to fit - simply get the existing lead, and push one onto the end. And then get another aerial lead (they are cheap enough) and plug into the back of the PVR, etc.

If the signal strength comes down to around 75% on the mux you are having problems with, job done. Start with the smallest number - you can always add more. If 3db isn't enough, try the 6db instead. And so o. You can also combine them together (the fit together), so that a 3 + 6 = 9.

Its not perfect, since signal strength can be slightly different at different times of year, each tuner might be slightly different, and the muxes are not all the same power, but it should cure much of the problem.

If you have a , etc that you can bypass, that will make life much easier. In my case, I have a amp plus another one in the which I have bypass at some point (there was even a third one when I first moved in!). Good luck.

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MikeB

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2:24 PM

P Mitchell:

Have a look at the links below your post - it will show you that although the local 'light' is the one that will get you the best , it also has the fewest .

looks like a good get for you, even though the terrain checker looks like there is something in the way pretty close to you. However, its pretty much in the opposite direction from the local transmitter, so while you might get it off the back of the , its likely to be a bit iffy, unless you move the aerial. Check what the rest of the road is doing.

You can either go for Winter Hill, but move the aerial, or perhaps think about - if you've a dish already, all you will need is a receiever or PVR, and many TV's have a sat. tuner built in anyway. But since you have an aerial, perhaps its modify what you've already got.

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P Mitchell
5:56 PM
Macclesfield

MikeB:

Many thanks for explaining the situation.

You are absolutely right, of course, to say that the local has far fewer than the main transmitter at . I never knew that before today but, having checked the relevant link, I now see that the local transmitter is, in fact, doing an excellent job of transmitting every channel it has available and that my two TVs and DVR are doing an excellent job of receiving them even though the total is only 20 TV channels.

Having today taken a short walk up and down the road outside my house, I see that some aerials are pointed towards Winter Hill while others are pointed towards the local transmitter.

Interestingly, If I cast my mind back 30 years when I moved into this house, I do now recall an fitter explaining that the Winter Hill would be impeded by two large trees about 30 yards from the house and that the signal would be even worse in summer when they were in leaf.

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peter rance
6:01 PM

MikeB: ok i undestand that, so around 75% should be about right, as they are cheap ill get a few ,Thank you once again for your

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Thursday, 22 February 2018

Bob
10:59 PM
Stonehouse

We are at GL10 3BJ but receive our direct to the . Out TV is pointing to the Mendip Transmitter. Should our change in March 2018 please?

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Wednesday, 28 February 2018

Chris

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9:33 PM
Otley

ITV3 is now available on all on 788. Apparently it is higher resolution than the existing transmission on channel 10 (for those on full service transmitters) Presumably it will become the default broadcast after a testing period.

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